Photoshop Most Wanted 2: More Effects and Design Tips

Abstract

From the Publisher: The follow up to their hugely popular first book: Photoshop Most Wanted - All new effects with even more hints and tips than before, plus a CD this time round, at no extra cost... The best, most requested effects that you've seen on the Web and elsewhere, explained by two Photoshop Experts: Al Ward and Colin Smith. In response to feedback from their popular web sites and their first book, Al and Colin have teamed up again with friends of ED to answer your questions. They've packed in lots of useful information, not just how to create a certain effect, but other tips too, like how to improve your workflow, variations on effects, and creative suggestions to help you express yourself further. This book is for both the enthusiastic amateur and experienced pro alike - it's full of techniques and advice that will help Photoshop users from intermediate to advanced. This book will help you to stock up your armoury; you'll have a range weapons for all occasions and be able to deploy them faster and more effectively. The book is divided into three main sections; the first two are Al and Colin working individually to create the most wanted effects, and in the third section, Al and Colin combine their skills in two different design projects. These projects were selected to demonstrate how designers tackle a variety of tasks when working with others; the questions and issues that may arise, and how the final product is achieved. The focus is on tutorials and how to create effects rather than lengthy descriptions of individual tools. The majority of requests that Al and Colin receive are about producing stunning images, not explaining the tools, so that's what they've concentratedon. We've kept one thing in mind during the making of this book: what do our readers really want? Al and Colin have received loads of positive comments from happy customers who bought the first; Photoshop Most Wanted book, and due to public demand they are back with more totally new effects and design tips. This is NOT a reworking of the old book - it's ALL completely new material. We've also listened to readers comments and one recurring request was to add a CD to the next book - so we have! Once again, Al Ward and Colin Smith have teamed up to deliver a book on effects and techniques that visitors have been asking for...